Sheldon Reback

Sheldon Reback is CoinDesk editorial's Regional Head of Europe. Before joining the company, he spent 26 years as an editor at Bloomberg News, where he worked on beats as diverse as stock markets and the retail industry as well as covering the dot-com bubble of 2000-2002. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and also worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. He previously worked as a journalist for a number of technology magazines in Hong Kong. Sheldon has a degree in industrial chemistry and an MBA. He owns ether and bitcoin below CoinDesk's notifiable limit.

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Policy

Australia's Financial Watchdog Offers Exemptions to Stablecoin Intermediaries

The exemptions mean intermediaries do not require a a separate Australian financial services license to distribute licensed stablecoins.

View of Sydney harbor with Habor Bridge and opera house. (Caleb/ Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Reverse as Fed’s Hawkish Outlook Triggers Market Caution

Ethereum ETFs also saw redemptions, losing $1.89 million, while cryptocurrency prices edged higher.

Bulls and bears (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Cuts Rate in 'Risk Management' Move as Bitcoin Eyes Possible Upside

The U.S. central bank lowered its benchmark rate range by 25 basis points to 4%-4.25%, citing softening labor markets and economic uncertainty.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.

Finance

Curve Finance Pitches Yield Basis, a $60M Plan to Turn CRV Into an Income Asset

A Curve DAO proposal seeks to introduce Yield Basis, a protocol with a $60 million stablecoin mint that offers direct rewards to veCRV token holders.

Fee flow in Curve pools used in Yield Basis (CRV Governance Forum)

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Markets

BNB Price Jumps on Report Binance Is Nearing a DOJ Deal to End Compliance Monitoring

BNB outperformed the wider crypto market, which has been cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.

BNBUSD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Mavryk Network Raises $10M for UAE Real-Estate Tokenization Plans

The strategic investment was led by MultiBank, Mavryk's partner in a project to tokenize over $10 billion worth of real estate in the UAE.

16:9 Dubai UAE (Pexels, Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Make Their Mark Before Fed Rate Decision

Bitcoin hit its highest point since Aug. 22 before retreating, while altcoins posted stronger gains.

Federal Reserve Building in Washington D.C.


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Finance

Metaplanet Sets Up U.S., Japan Subsidiaries, Buys Bitcoin.jp Domain Name

The company also plans to raise 204.1 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an international share sale to increase its bitcoin holdings.

Miami

Finance

BitGo Wins German Approval to Start Regulated Crypto Trading in Europe

German regulator BaFin clears expansion as BitGo adds trading to its custody and staking services.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)